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Шаблон:Short description Alessandro Castellani (2 February 1823 – 10 June 1883) was a goldsmith, antique dealer, art collector and Italian patriot belonging to the Roman Castellani family of goldsmiths and antique dealers.

Biography

Alessandro Castellani was the son of Fortunato Pio Castellani and Carolina Baccani. He was born in Rome. He lost his left hand in a hunting accident as a boy; despite his disability he still dedicated himself to the art of goldsmithing in the family business.Шаблон:Citation needed

The younger Castellani was a follower of the Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Mazzini, and supported the Roman Republic. With the restoration and return of Pius IX, he was sentenced to exile in 1859 and he went to Paris in June 1860.Шаблон:Citation needed

In Paris he opened a branch of his father's company on the Champs-Élysées and began the diffusion of Castellani jewels into Europe and then in the United States. The composer Gioacchino Rossini introduced him to the society of Paris. Alessandro had direct contact with Emperor Napoleon III who bought numerous finds for the Musée Napoléon IIIШаблон:Unclear inline .Шаблон:Citation needed

Alessandro Castellani was interested in the goldsmith techniques of the Etruscans and in particular in granulation.[1] It has been hypothesized that some Etruscan finds traded by Castellani were fake.[2][3]

In 1862, Castellani moved to Naples and opened a new office in Chiatamone. He financed attempted insurrections in the Papal States; after the Porta Pia breach he established a commission for the protection of monuments in Rome aiming to transfer the Vatican Museums to the Italian state. In 1879 he joined the Шаблон:Lang chaired by Giuseppe Garibaldi.

Castellani died in 1883. In 1884 his collection was sold in Rome.[4]

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Bibliography

  • Gabriella Bordenache Battaglia, Maria Grazia Gajo, Giuseppe Monsagrati, Castellani, in Dizionario biografico degli italiani, vol. 21, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 1978.
  • Sante Guido, L'oreficeria sacra dei Castellani in Vaticano, Città del Vaticano, Edizioni Capitolo Vaticano, 2011, ISBN 9788863390223.
  • I Castellani e l'oreficeria archeologica italiana : New York, the bard graduate center for studies in the decorative arts, 18 novembre 2004-6 febbraio 2005; Londra, Somerset house, 5 maggio-18 settembre 2005; Roma, Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, 11 novembre 2005-26 febbraio 2006, Roma: "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, 2005, ISBN 88-8265-354-4

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